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Shakespearean Sonnets & Terms

Authored by Laurel Lukes

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 13+ times

Shakespearean Sonnets & Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Shakespearean Sonnet contains (check all that apply):

iambic pentameter

three quatrains

rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg

prose

a rotunda

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a Shakespearean drama, a/an ___________ is a comment made to the side that only the audience can hear.

monologue

soliloquy

aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A reference to something or someone else well known outside of the work being read.

illusion

allusion

foreshadow

flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a Shakespearean drama, a/an _________ is a character talking to oneself alone onstage expressing their innermost thoughts, feelings, opinions, or ambitions.

soliloquy

monologue

aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A humorous play on words, possibly via homophones.

pun

paradox

parallelism

parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a Shakespearean drama, a/an ___________ is the preliminary events or statements.

parody

prologue

dialogue

narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a Shakespearean drama, a/an __________ character is a character who's in extreme contrast from another character; they're opposite personalities.

protagonist

antagonist

foil

fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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